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  • proper noun A region in Northeastern Labrador and Quebec claimed by the Inuit.

Etymologies

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From Inuktitut "Our beautiful land".

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Examples

  • Johannes Lampe of the Nunatsiavut government gave the museum credit, but was eager to resolve the situation.

    Field Museum Returning Inuit Remains It Stole From Marked Graves 2010

  • In 2008, the government of Nunatsiavut, which represents five Inuit communities in Labrador province, alerted the museum to the situation, and Field Museum officials began acting to right its past wrong.

    Field Museum Returning Inuit Remains It Stole From Marked Graves 2010

  • In 2008, the government of Nunatsiavut, which represents five Inuit communities in Labrador province, alerted the museum to the situation, and Field Museum officials began acting to right its past wrong.

    Field Museum Returning Inuit Remains It Stole From Marked Graves 2010

  • Johannes Lampe of the Nunatsiavut government gave the museum credit, but was eager to resolve the situation.

    Field Museum Returning Inuit Remains It Stole From Marked Graves 2010

  • From west to east these are Nunakput (the western Arctic); Nunavut (the central and eastern Arctic); Nunavik (northern Québec); and Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador).

    The Inuit in a Challenging World 2007

  • We are one people divided by modern political boundaries from east to west -- Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Nunavik (Northern Quebec), Nunavut (the new territory) and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories.

    Ongoing Challenges for the Inuit People of Canada 2005

  • The Nunatsiavut Governments silence on this issue is deafening, no surprise there.

    Doing the right Ed Hollett 2007

  • A study done by Canadian university researchers and the Nunatsiavut government found 75% of northern Labrador Inuit are either overweight or obese.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • A study done by Canadian university researchers and the Nunatsiavut government found 75% of northern Labrador Inuit are either overweight or obese.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • Meanwhile, the leader of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit government that provides many public services on Labrador's northern coast, said the death of Burton Winters was a tragedy that could have been averted if the military had responded earlier.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2012

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